The Fergus Falls Daily Journal

As part of the state budget deal, many Minnesota cities are getting a cut in their state funding, but it’s nothing unexpected for Fergus Falls city staff. Fergus Falls was set to get about $4.05 million in local government aid (LGA) this year. However, the budget deal requires that, for the next two years, cities [...]

By Senator Gretchen Hoffman Over the past couple of budget cycles, the concept of local government aid, or LGA as its known, has fallen under intense scrutiny. The original intent of LGA oftentimes becomes muddled between the “wants” and “needs” of our communities. As cities prepare to move forward in their budgeting process, I wanted [...]

It all comes down to keeping promises. A group of Fergus Falls city leaders on Wednesday traveled to the Minnesota State Capitol to talk to lawmakers about local government aid — the funding known as LGA that lawmakers have been cutting the past few legislative sessions. This year, the city has been pledged approximately $4.05 [...]

The recently announced Minnesota budget surplus for its current biennium is good news for Fergus Falls in the short term, but city officials still have a wary eye on a projected $6.2 billion state deficit in the next biennium. According to City Administrator Mark Sievert, the revelation that the state will finish the year with [...]